Alert Line Hi everyone, If you are a legitimate expert in government acquisition and are interested in providing services to SOFX clients as a 1099 member of various SOFX project teams, please send us your resume along with your top 3 superpowers or areas of specialized access or knowledge. Be specific, not vague. For example, “relationship building” is not a superpower in and of itself. “Extreme influence in USD x, y, z as a function of n years working in it and knowing where bodies are...
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Alert Line The CTC Sentinel March 2025 edition is out now. It features an in-depth look at the evolving terrorist drone threat, with Don Rassler and Yannick Veilleux-Lepage analyzing trends shaped by the Russo-Ukrainian War. Read it here. Sam Havelock CEO, SOFX Are you a first time reader? Subscribe. Lithuanian Armed Forces and emergency services personnel with excavators during recovery efforts for a U.S. Army M88 Hercules recovery vehicle near a training area in Pabradė, Lithuania, March...
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Alert Line The CTC Sentinel March 2025 edition is out now. It features an in-depth look at the evolving terrorist drone threat, with Don Rassler and Yannick Veilleux-Lepage analyzing trends shaped by the Russo-Ukrainian War. Read it here. Sam Havelock CEO, SOFX Are you a first time reader? Subscribe. Satellite image of Diego Garcia — A strategically vital atoll in the Indian Ocean, Diego Garcia hosts a major U.S. and U.K. military base. (Zelvan / Shutterstock.com) Armed Conflict Open-Source...
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Alert Line We just published the first installment of a multi-part essay on lessons learned from Ukraine for SOF in LSCO. Erik’s been on the ground for the past two years working with Ukrainian units, and this piece offers a clear look at how planning and maneuver really function in high-intensity conflict. Worth your time. Sam Havelock CEO, SOFX Are you a first time reader? Subscribe. Lithuanian engineers and U.S. Soldiers work to pump water from a swamp to recover a U.S. Army M88 Hercules...
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Alert Line NSTR. Sam Havelock CEO, SOFX Are you a first time reader? Subscribe. Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy talks on the occasion of the Air Forces Day standing against the background of Ukraine's Air Force's F-16 fighter jets. (photowalking / Shutterstock.com) Armed Conflict Open-Source Reporting on Global Conflict Israel Kills Senior Hezbollah Commander in Southern Lebanon Strike An Israel Air Force (IAF) strike killed Ahmad Adnan Bajjiga, a battalion commander in Hezbollah's...
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Alert Line NSTR. Sam Havelock CEO, SOFX Are you a first time reader? Subscribe. One of the last commissioned Hercules M88 recovery vehicles off a maintenance lot on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, August 17, 2020. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Elijah J. Abernathy) Armed Conflict Open-Source Reporting on Global Conflict Four US Soldiers Missing After Vehicle Found Submerged in Lithuania Four U.S. Army soldiers went missing during a training exercise in Lithuania, leaving behind a submerged...
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Alert Line NSTR. Sam Havelock CEO, SOFX Are you a first time reader? Subscribe. The Islamic Revolution Guard Corps released a video showing another IRGC Aerospace Force subterranean missile compound. Armed Conflict Open-Source Reporting on Global Conflict Iran Reveals Large Cache of Precision Missiles Housed in ‘Missile City’ Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Aerospace Force has unveiled a large stockpile of precision-guided missiles inside its underground Missile City. The...
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Alert Line Interested in buying or selling a small, medium, or large business? We have buyers & turn-key financing available. Don’t thank a vet for their service, sell them your business instead. Email me to set up a time to chat. Strict confidentiality is my promise. Happy to sign NDA or we can send you one: [email protected]. Sam Havelock CEO, SOFX Are you a first time reader? Subscribe. A screenshot from a video released by Ukrainian Special Operations Forces shows the destruction of...
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Alert Line Interested in buying or selling a small, medium, or large business? We have buyers & turn-key financing available. Don’t thank a vet for their service, sell them your business instead. Email me to set up a time to chat. Strict confidentiality is my promise. Happy to sign NDA or we can send you one: [email protected]. Sam Havelock CEO, SOFX Are you a first time reader? Subscribe. An explosion caught on camera after Israeli warplanes bombed a military site of the Martyr Izz...
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